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The Choice Young Men1 In the third° year° of the reign° of aJehoiakim° king° of Judah°, bNebuchadnezzar° king° of Babylon° came° to Jerusalem° and besieged°° it. 2 The aLord° gave° Jehoiakim° king° of Judah° into his hand°, along with some°° of the bvessels° of the house° of God°; and he brought° them to the land° of cShinar°, to the house° of his Igod°, and he brought° the vessels° into the treasury°° of his Idgod°. [1] a2K 24:1; 2Ch 36:5, 6 bJr 25:1; 52:12, 28-30
[2] IOr gods aIs 42:24; Dn 2:37, 38 b2Ch 36:7; Jr 27:19, 20; Dn 5:2 cGn 10:10; 11:2; Is 11:11; Zc 5:11 dJr 50:2; 51:44 3 ¶ Then the king° Iordered° Ashpenaz°, the chief° of his IIofficials°, to bring° in some° of the sons° of Israel°, including some° of the IIIroyal° afamily° and of the nobles°, 4 youths° in whom° was ano°° defect°, who were good-looking°°, showing° bintelligence° in every° [branch of] wisdom°, endowed° with understanding° and discerning° knowledge°, and who° had ability° for Iserving° in the king’s° IIcourt°; and [he ordered him] to teach° them the IIIliterature° and clanguage° of the dChaldeans°. 5 The king° appointed° for them a daily° ration° from the aking’s° choice° food° and from the wine° which° he drank°, and [appointed] that they should be Ieducated° three° years°, at the end° of which they were to IIbenter° the king’s° personal° service°°. 6 Now among them from the sons° of Judah° were aDaniel°, Hananiah°, Mishael° and Azariah°. 7 Then the commander° of the officials° assigned° [new] names° to them; and to Daniel° he assigned° [the name] aBelteshazzar°, to Hananiah° bShadrach°, to Mishael° bMeshach° and to Azariah° bAbed-nego°. [3] IOr said to IIOr eunuchs, and so throughout the ch IIILit seed of the a2K 24:15; Is 39:7
[4] ILit standing IILit palace IIIOr writing a2S 14:25 bDn 1:17 cIs 36:11; Jr 5:15; Dn 2:4 dDn 2:2, 4, 5, 10; 3:8; 4:7; 5:7, 11, 30; 9:1 [5] IOr reared IILit stand before the king aDn 1:8 b1S 16:22; Dn 1:19 [6] aEzk 14:14, 20; 28:3; Mt 24:15 [7] aDn 2:26; 4:8; 5:12 bDn 2:49; 3:12 Daniel’s Resolve8 ¶ But Daniel° Imade° up his mind° that he would not adefile° himself with the bking’s° choice° food° or with the cwine° which° he drank°; so he sought° [permission] from the commander° of the officials° that he might not defile° himself. 9 Now God° granted° Daniel° Iafavor° and compassion° in the sight° of the commander° of the officials°, 10 and the commander° of the officials° said° to Daniel°, “I am afraid° of my lord° the king°, who° has appointed° your food° and your drink°; for why° should he see° your faces° looking° more° haggard° than° the youths° who° are your own age°? Then you would Imake me forfeit° my head° to the king°.” 11 But Daniel° said° to the overseer° whom° the commander° of the officials° had appointed° over° Daniel°, Hananiah°, Mishael° and Azariah°, 12 “Please° test° your servants° for ten° days°, and let us be agiven° some° vegetables° to eat° and water° to drink°. 13 Then let our appearance° be Iobserved° in your presence° and the appearance° of the youths° who° are eating° the king’s° choice° food°; and deal° with your servants° according to what° you see°.” [8] ILit set upon his heart aLv 11:47; Ezk 4:13, 14; Ho 9:3, 4 bPs 141:4; Dn 1:5 cDt 32:38; Dn 5:4
[9] ILit lovingkindness aGn 39:21; 1K 8:50; Jb 5:15, 16; Ps 106:46; Pv 16:7 [10] ILit make my head guilty [12] aDn 1:16 [13] ILit seen 14 ¶ So he listened° to them in this° matter° and tested° them for ten° days°. 15 At the end° of ten° days° their appearance° seemed° abetter° and Ithey were fatter°° than° all° the youths° who° had been eating° the king’s° choice° food°. 16 So the overseer° continued° to Iwithhold° their choice° food° and the wine° they were to drink°, and kept° agiving° them vegetables°. 17 ¶ As for these° four° youths°, aGod° gave° them knowledge° and intelligence° in every° [branch of] Iliterature° and wisdom°; Daniel° even understood° all° [kinds of] bvisions° and dreams°. 18 ¶ Then at the end° of the days° which° the king° had Ispecified° IIfor presenting° them, the commander° of the officials° IIIpresented° them before° Nebuchadnezzar°. 19 The king° talked° with them, and out of them all° not one was found° like aDaniel°, Hananiah°, Mishael° and Azariah°; so they Ibentered° the king’s° personal° service°°. 20 As for every° matter° of awisdom° Iand understanding° about which° the king° consulted° them, he found° them bten° times° cbetter° than° all° the IIdmagicians° [and] conjurers° who° [were] in all° his realm°. 21 And Daniel° Icontinued° until° the afirst° year° of Cyrus° the king°. [18] ILit said IILit to bring them in IIILit brought in
[19] ILit stood before the king aDn 1:6, 7 bGn 41:46; Dn 1:5 [20] ILit of IIOr soothsayer priests a1K 4:30, 31; Dn 1:17 bGn 31:7; Nu 14:22; Ne 4:12; Jb 19:3 cDn 2:27, 28, 46, 48 dIs 19:3; Dn 2:2; 4:18; 5:7 [21] ILit was until aDn 6:28; 10:1 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Jehoiakim's captivity.1 ¶ In the thirdº yearº of the reignº of Jehoiakimº kingº of Judahº cameºª Nebuchadnezzarº kingº of Babylonº unto Jerusalem,º and besiegedºª² it. 2 And the Lordº gaveºª² Jehoiakimº kingº of Judahº into his hand,º with partº² of the vesselsº of the houseº of God:º which he carried¹ª into² the landº of Shinarº to the houseº of his god;º and he broughtºª the vesselsº into the treasureº houseº of his god.º [1] 2K 24:1, 13; 2Ch 36:5.
[2] Gn 10:10; 11:2; Dt 28:49; 32:30; Jg 2:14; 3:8; 4:2; 16:23; 1S 5:2; 31:9; 2Ch 36:7; Ezr 1:7; Ps 106:41; Is 11:11; 42:24; Jr 27:19; 51:44; Dn 2:37; 5:2, 18; Hab 1:16; Zc 5:11. Ashpenaz taketh Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.3 ¶ And the kingº spakeºª unto Ashpenazº the masterº of his eunuchs,º that he should bringºª [certain] of the childrenº² of Israel,º and of the king's¹ seed,º²² and of² the princes;º 4 Childrenº in whom² [was] no²² blemish,ºª but well¹ favoured,º² and skilfulºª in all² wisdom,º and cunningºª in knowledge,º and understandingºª science,º and such² as [had] abilityº in them to standºª in the king'sº palace,º and whom they might teachºª the learningº and the tongueº of the Chaldeans.º 5 And the kingº appointedºª them a dailyº provisionº of the king's¹ meat,º²² and of the wineº² which he drank:º so nourishingºª them threeº years,º that at the endº² thereof they might standºª beforeº the king.º 6 Now among these were² of the childrenº² of Judah,º Daniel,º Hananiah,º Mishael,º and Azariah:º 7 Unto whom the princeº of the eunuchsº gaveºª names:º for he gaveºª unto Danielº [the name] of Belteshazzar;º and to Hananiah,º of Shadrach;º and to Mishael,º of Meshach;º and to Azariah,º of Abednego.º [3] 2K 20:17; Is 39:7; Jr 41:1.
[4] Gn 21:8, 14; Lv 21:18; 24:19; Jg 8:18; 2S 14:25; Pv 22:29; Ec 7:19; Dn 1:17; 2:20; 5:11; Ac 7:20, 22; Ep 5:27. [5] Gn 41:46; 1S 16:22; 1K 4:22; 10:8; 2K 25:30; 2Ch 9:7; Jr 15:19; Dn 1:19; Mt 6:11; Lk 1:19; 11:3; 21:36. [6] Ezk 14:14, 20; 28:3; Dn 2:17; Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14. [7] Gn 41:45; 2K 23:34; 24:17; Dn 1:3, 10; 2:49; 3:12; 4:8; 5:12. They refusing the king's portion do prosper with pulse and water.8 ¶ But Danielº purposedºª in² his heartº that² he would not² defile¹ª himself² with the portion¹ª of the king's¹ meat,º² nor with the wineº which he drank:º therefore he requestedºª of the princeº² of the eunuchsº that² he might not² defile¹ª himself.² 9 Now Godº had broughtºª² Danielº into favourº and tender loveº withº the princeº of the eunuchs.º 10 And the princeº of the eunuchsº saidºª unto Daniel,º I² fear¹²² my lordº the king,º who² hath appointedºª² your meatº and your drink:º for² why² should he seeºª² your facesº worse likingºª than² the childrenº which² [are] of your sort?º then shall ye make [me] endangerºª² my headº to the king.º 11 Then saidºª Danielº to² Melzar,º whom² the princeº of the eunuchsº had setºª over² Daniel,º Hananiah,º Mishael,º and Azariah,º 12 Proveºª² thy servants,º I beseech thee,² tenº days;º and let them giveºª us pulseº to eat,ºª and waterº to drink.ºª 13 Then let our countenancesº be looked uponºª beforeº thee, and the countenanceº of the childrenº that eatºª² of the portion¹ª of the king's¹ meat:º² and as² thou seest,ºª dealºª with² thy servants.º 14 So he consentedºª to them in this² matter,º and provedºª them tenº days.º 15 And at the endº² of tenº daysº their countenancesº appearedºª fairerº and fatterº in fleshº than² all² the childrenº which did eatºª² the portion¹ª of the king's¹ meat.º² 16 Thus Melzarº took awayºª² the portion of their meat,º and the wineº that they should drink;º and gaveºª them pulse.º [8] Lv 11:45; Dt 32:38; Ru 1:17; 1K 5:5; Ps 106:28; 119:106, 115; 141:4; Ezk 4:13; Ho 9:3; Ac 10:14; 11:23; Ro 14:15; 1Co 7:37; 8:7; 10:18, 28; 2Co 9:7.
[9] Gn 32:28; 39:21; 1K 8:50; Ezr 7:27; Ne 1:11; 2:4; Ps 4:3; 106:46; Pv 16:7; Ac 7:10. [10] Pv 29:25; Mt 6:16; Jn 12:42. [11] Dn 1:16. [12] Gn 1:29; Dt 8:3; Dn 1:16; Ro 14:2. [15] Ex 23:25; Dt 28:1; 2K 4:42; Ps 37:16; Pv 10:22; Hg 1:6, 9; Mal 2:2; Mt 4:4; Mk 6:41. [16] Dn 1:11. Their excellency in wisdom.17 ¶ As for these² fourº children,º Godº gaveºª them knowledgeº and skillºª in all² learningº and wisdom:º and Danielº had understandingºª in all² visionsº and dreams.º 18 Now at the endº² of the daysº that² the kingº had saidºª he should bring¹ª them in,² then the princeº of the eunuchsº brought¹ª them in² beforeº Nebuchadnezzar.º 19 And the kingº communedºª with² them; and among them all²² was foundºª none² like Daniel,º Hananiah,º Mishael,º and Azariah:º therefore stoodºª they beforeº the king.º 20 And in all² mattersº of wisdomº [and] understanding,º that² the kingº enquiredºª of² them, he foundºª them ten² times¹² better¹ than² all² the magiciansº [and] astrologersº that² [were] in all² his realm.º 21 And Danielº continued² [even] unto² the firstº yearº of kingº Cyrus.º [17] Gn 41:8; Nu 12:6; 1K 3:12, 28; 4:29; 2Ch 1:10, 12; 26:5; Jb 32:8; Ps 119:98; Pv 2:6; Ec 2:26; Is 28:26; Ezk 28:3; Dn 2:21, 23; 4:9; 5:11, 14; 10:1; Lk 21:15; Ac 6:10; 7:10, 22; 1Co 12:7; Col 1:9; Jm 1:5, 17.
[19] Gn 41:46; 1K 17:1; Pv 22:29; Jr 15:19; Dn 1:5. [20] Gn 31:7; 41:8; Ex 7:11, 22; 8:7, 19; Nu 14:22; 1K 4:29; 10:1, 23; Ne 4:12; Jb 19:3; Ps 119:99; Is 19:3; 47:12; Dn 2:2, 21; 4:7, 8; 5:7, 17; 2Ti 3:8. [21] Ps 110:1; 112:8; Dn 6:28; 10:1. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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